Daniel Radcliffe

After a stroke of fate that led him past 16,000 hopefuls to win the role of a lifetime, actor Daniel Radcliffe was propelled into international stardom as the titular boy magician in "Harry Potter and...
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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is selling off his swanky home in Melbourne, Australia. The British actor is believed to have purchased the plush pad in 2004 while he was in the country filming his movie December Boys, and he has since used it as a base whenever he was visiting Down Under.
However, Radcliffe has now decided to offload the property and it has been put on the market for $2.1 million (£1.3 million).
The apartment boasts three bedrooms, a luxury bathroom, and large open-plan kitchen-diner leading to an outdoor terrace.

Harry Potter star Tom Felton is developing a new documentary about movie superfans. The former child star, who portrayed evil Draco Malfoy in the Potter films, has teamed up with BBC bosses to take a look at the weird world of those film fans who live as their favourite characters.
He tells JustJared.com, "It's just kind of a chance for me to have a more in-depth look at the world of superfans and these people that have followed franchises, kind of at the root of why Harry Potter was so successful. It had such an active fan base.
"It's allowed people to be passionate about stuff that maybe they couldn't be so open with in previous years. It's kind of a look into that, it's a road trip journey with me narrating."
And he was thrilled to get the chance to interview his pals from the Potter films: "I interviewed Rupert (Grint), Daniel (Radcliffe), and J.K. Rowling, which is a huge honour, to have those three talk so openly as they have done.
"Tom Fletcher as well - the lead singer of McFly or McBusted - is a huge Harry Potter fan. The documentary isn't really supposed to be about Harry Potter, but it just so happens the people I'm talking to are related to that."
The TV special will debut on the BBC later this year (15).

Let's get the facts straight, Dobby is not only the greatest house elf to ever exist, he's the best character in the entire Harry Potter series, period. House elves are generally cooler than witches and wizards, because they can apparate anywhere, and if they're free, can literally do whatever they want, just like Dobby.
1. He had no issue telling Harry Potter what to do:
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2. He knew what was best for Harry:
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"It is for Harry Potter's own good."
3. He had the best way of expressing his frustration:
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4. No one could possibly love socks more than him:
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5. Just look at those big ears and eyes:
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6. Dobby was endearingly polite:
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7. Like, how is anyone this cute and polite?
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8. He proved he's a better friend to Harry Potter than Hermione or Ron could ever be:
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No offense, we love Ron and Hermione.
9. He taught us how awesome house elves really are:
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"Of course sir, I'm an elf."
10. He's also the sassiest elf to ever live:
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11. He's a free elf, baby:
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12. Nothing on this planet has made you cry harder than this:
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Don't get me wrong, we miss Lupin, Tonks, Dumbledore, Fred, Sirius, Hedwig...but Dobby, our hearts just broke when this happened.
13. Or this:
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R.I.P. Dobby, the greatest free elf there ever was.
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I had somehow always avoided the Harry Potter phenomenon; I'd never read any of the books, I'd seen parts of the first film in French (which I don't speak), and the final film in theaters for reasons of fellowship (not understanding a single thing that took place, nor why Ralph Fiennes had no nose). Last week, equipped with a bottle of wine and every film in the series, I decided to endure the "potentially historic" blizzard with a marathon of the movies. My life, as you can imagine, has changed considerably.
When Harry finally grabs one letter of the literal hundreds raining into the house, and you're like JUST TEAR IT OPEN AND READ IT ALREADY, COME ON!
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When you realize that this moment is actually more depressing than when you cry listening to Akon's "Lonely"*:
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*Other people do that too, right?
When you get to Hogwarts and you're just like, "damn, is anybody more fabulous than Maggie Smith?"
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The confusion you feel when the guy you've totally had the dirtiest thoughts about from HTGAWM is just a child now:
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When you begin to understand that Hermione is better than you in literally every way:
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That feeling of shock that someone can suck as much as Malfoy does, and the pure rage that follows literally everything he says:
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The first time I saw Oliver Wood:
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The moment you realize you would literally sell your soul to You-Know-Who just for some alone time with this hunk:
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The glee you feel when Gryffindor beats Slytherin in quidditch, but you're playing it cool because you're embarrassed to be 23 and genuinely really excited about a fictional sporting event:
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The first time you see that absolute monster named Fluffy:
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When Hermione is talking about libraries, but you still want to pretend it's something nerdy and naughty:
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When you realize that all you want is a strong sweater game and some chocolate, therefore you're Ron:
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When Harry discovers the trippy Mirror of Erised, and you feel like maybe he's been drankin', too:
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Trying to decide whether you'd have sex with the minotaur (like, probably not, but who knows, right? RIGHT?):
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When they get trapped in the Devil's Snare and you feel like you should worry but don't because Hermione is there, and you know she'll handle things like only she and Olivia Pope could:
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Realizing that drinking unicorn blood is probably better than Botox:
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When Quirrell starts to take off his turban and you're like "OMG IS IT A SNAKE? PLEASE NO"
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Then the actual terror you feel when it turns out Quirrell is growing a human out of the back of his head:
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Even though you're terrified, you still become slightly impressed that he was eccentric enough of a dresser that his turban went unquestioned:
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If I wore a turban, people would be like "obvi, you're just growing the evil leader of the Death Eaters under that."
But wait, can someone please explain to me, is Harry fire?
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Ohhh, I see, Dumbledore. Harry is fire, because his mom. Right. Natch. What a stupid question.
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The joy you feel when Neville gets the House Cup for Gryffindor (and really, you're not as happy for Harry &amp; Co. as you are that Malfoy is piffed; eat dirt, Malfoy):
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Celebrities can either be notoriously rude/standoffish or exceedingly generous to their devoted fans. On one hand we don't blame them, because some fans can do creepy stuff, but on the other hand, we love a celeb who appreciates the people that got them to where they are. These celebrities went above and beyond (and some have several times) for their fans.
1. Taylor Swift paid for part of her fan's, Rebekkah, student loans.
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2. Beyonce photobombed this selfie and made it awesome.
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3. Daniel Radcliffe surprised fans after a screen of his film What If.
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4. Maroon 5 crashed a bunch of weddings for their music video, "Sugar."
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5. Ed Sheeran accepted the marriage proposal of a terminally ill fan and sent her this message:
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6. Zach Braff helped a guy propose to his girlfriend.
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7. Demi Lovato let her fans be the stars of her music video.
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8. Justin Bieber bought this fan an iPhone!
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9. Selena Gomez let her fans take a ride in the car with her.
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10. Jennifer Lawrence moved a barrier to hug a crying fan.
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11. Ellen DeGeneres surprised her biggest fans by putting them on the show.
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12. Dwanye Wade went to prom with this fan.
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13. Eminem and Royce da 5''9" visited a terminally ill fan who dreamed of meeting them. Instagram/royceda59
14. Harry Styles stopped and helped a fallen fan that was trampled.
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15. Tom Felton handed out pizza boxes to waiting Harry Potter Fans.
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Every fan of the Harry Potter series has daydreamed what it would be like to walk down the fictional halls of Hogwarts. In my opinion, the movies did a great job of bringing it all to life and confirmed that the school would be a beautiful and awesome place to attend.
1. The moving staircases are super convenient.
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I'm not about that walking to class life.
2. We really want to know which house the sorting hat would have picked for us.
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Even though true Harry Potter fans have thought about this a lot and have got a good guess which one they would fit into.
3. The food there always looks amazing!
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4. It's encouraged to bring a pet.
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5. There is a life-sized chess board you can play with!
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If you don't ride the pieces you should be fine...right?
6. We want to meet Luna Lovegood.
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7. Fred and George's pranks are better than anything that could happen at our school.
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8. The dances are so stunning.
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9. The most powerful witches and wizards are there.
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10. Their baths don't look so shabby either.
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11. We want to watch a Quidditch match.
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We want to play Quidditch too, but we're not sure how good we would be.
12. No parents!
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13. We want to take Minerva McGonagall's class.
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14. We want to raid through the Room of Requirement.
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15. We want to meet baby Norbert.
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Why would you want to go to Hogwarts? Tweet us your answers to the Twitter handles below!
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As obsessive readers and fans of dismissing quality movies as inferior to their literary counterparts, it's important for us to know which books will head to the big screen ahead of time. How else will we know how Wild Reese will be, or what is going to happen to Peeta? Be reasonable. We've decided to use our research for the good of society and share the adaptations coming soon that we are most excited for.
1. The Spook's Apprentice - Joseph Delaney (Seventh Son)
Thomas Ward (Ben Barnes) is the seventh son of the seventh son, which gives him the ability to see things that others cannot: ghosts, ghasts, boggarts, and the like. He becomes an apprentice to John Gregory, the Spook (Jeff Bridges). Julianne Moore is set to play Mother Malkin, one of the most sinister witches who uses blood magic, luring young runaway women into care before sucking their blood to maintain her youth, who was then imprisoned by the Spook. Kit Harington and Djimon Hounsou also star.
2. Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, in case you somehow didn't know, are stepping into the roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey for the adaptation of the incredibly successful erotic novel. Steele, a literature student, interviews Grey as a favor to her roommate, but quickly becomes entranced by this brilliant and handsome man who is unable to resist her. He admits his desire, but on his own terms; this is a man with a need to control everything. This is also probably going to be the movie with a bunch of heavy-breathing sweaty middle-aged women trying to control themselves in the theater. You've been warned.
3. In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick
The last time Ron Howard and Chris Hemsworth teamed up, they brought us one of the best films of 2013, Rush. Now, they're at it again (along with Cillian Murphy and Benjamin Walker) with this story of a whaleship attacked by one angry whale, leaving the crew shipwrecked and stranded for 90 days, thousands of miles from land. The true story inspired a little book by Herman Melville (played in the movie by our favorite, Ben Whishaw) entitled Moby-Dick.
4. The Price of Salt - Patricia Highsmith (Carol)
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Patricia Highsmith, author of successful novels-turned-movies like Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley (we're choosing to ignore the recent The Two Faces of January here), wrote The Price of Salt, which will be released as 'Carol.' The novel itself, controversial for its lesbian content and unprecedented gay happy ending, is said to have inspired Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Sarah Paulson, with Far From Heaven and I'm Not There director Todd Haynes helming.
5. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
Shaye Areheart Books
Gone Girl author brings us yet another chilling thriller. A young girl is the sole survivor of a massacre that leaves both of her sisters and her mother dead in an apparent Satanic cult ritual. She testifies against her brother, but 25 years later, she begins to investigate the actual events. Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, and Christina Hendricks star.
6. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
HarperCollins Publishers
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants director Ken Kwapis is set to direct Bryson's memoir, starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. The hilarious book describes Bryson's attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz. Emma Thompson and Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman will also star.
7. Insurgent - Veronica Roth
As conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows, a war looms for Divergent's post-apocalyptic Chicago. In this sequel, we're still following Shailene Woodley and Theo James' Tris and Four as they try to understand the reasons for Erudite's insurrection and obtain information the Abnegation are trying to protect. Kate Winslet, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, and Miles Teller return in their supporting roles, and are joined by some all-star names: Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, and Suki Waterhouse.
8. Serena - Ron Rash
The dynamic duo of mega-nominated movies Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle are back at it! Bradley Cooper plays a man trying to maintain his timber empire during the Depression, while Jennifer Lawrence plays his wife who discovers she can't have children. For some reason, we're a little terrified of JLaw in this movie from the trailer.
9. Silence - Shusako Endo
Taplinger Publishing Company
This 1966 novel about a Jesuit missionary sent to 17th century Japan where he endures persecution is set to be adapted by Martin Scorsese. It will also have an all star cast of Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, and Adam Driver.
10. The Longest Ride - Nicholas Sparks
The producers of The Fault in Our Stars, the author of The Notebook, and the hottest Hollywood son around, this movie already has us in love with it. Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson play two lovers and there's a rodeo or something; we don't really know, we were just thinking about how much this movie will make us cry. Time to read the book.
11. Far From the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
The Hunt director Thomas Vinterberg tackles Thomas Hardy's novel. Carey Mulligan stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a woman who has too many men in love with her and of course rejects them all until she falls for one. Three men, played by Michael Sheen, Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone), and Tom Sturridge (On The Road), all after this woman: who will she end up with? We actually just read the plot description and had everything spoiled and somehow still gasped and cried at those three paragraphs. Why didn't we know about this book before?!
12. Paper Towns - John Green
Dutton Books
The Fault in Our Stars author John Green's next book to be adapted by the same team who adapted TFIOS (Scott Neustadter &amp; Michael H. Weber). Margo and her adventures are legendary at her high school, and Quentin ("Q") has always loved her for it. Margo climbs through his window and demands he take an all night road trip of revenge, but when she goes missing the next day, Q realizes she's left clues for him and promptly hits the road again in search of her. Cara Delevingne will play Margo and TFIOS' Nat Wolff will play Q.
13. The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge - Michael Punke
Carroll &amp; Graf Publishers
Academy Award-nominated Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, 21 Grams, Biutiful) is set to direct Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in this adaptation. Partially based on the life of fur trapper Hugh Glass. Leo will play Glass, who is mauled by a bear, then later robbed and left for dead by his companions. He survives and sets out for revenge against those same men.
14. The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry
Faber and Faber
A one-hundred-year-old woman, Roseanne McNulty, in a mental hospital for about 50 years decides to retrace her history. As the hospital faces demolition and he must choose which of his patients should be transferred and which should rejoin the community, Dr. Grene also tries to discover her history. What they find is very different, though there are some consistencies. Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara will play Roseanne McNulty, Eric Bana will play Grene, with Theo James also starring.
15. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Penguin Classics
An oft-adapted novel, Mary Shelley's classic is to be turned into yet another film, this time directed by Paul McGuigan (Lucky Number Slevin, Push). The updated version, titled Victor Frankenstein, will be told from the perspective of the doctor's assistant, Igor. The film will explain how the doctor became the man who created the legendary monster. Daniel Radcliffe will play Igor and James McAvoy will play Victor Frankenstein.
16. The Martian - Andy Weir
Crown Publishing Group
Described as Cast Away meets Apollo 13, the novel follows an astronaut stranded on Mars, fighting to survive (which also sounds mildly like Gravity to us, no?). Ridley Scott is set to direct a pretty stellar (no pun intended) cast here: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Donald Glover, Kate Mara, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. This sounds like a great movie already, but we'll have to wait until November to see it.
17. The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
Macmillan Publishers
Walt Disney Pictures is working on this live-action/CGI mash-up of the classic book, directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef), with a mind-bogglingly incredible cast. Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito will provide voices, while newcomer Neel Sethi will play Mowgli.

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A stylist for Angelina Jolie and Emma Watson has been banned from the roads for five years after twice crashing her car while four times over the drink-drive limit. Clare Harries, 50, pleaded guilty to drink-driving after she was arrested twice in the same week in October (14) for crashing her vehicle, and her sobriety test showed "the highest readings the court has ever seen".
On Thursday (04Dec14), Harries was handed a four-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and was disqualified from driving for five years at Hammersmith Magistrates' Court in west London.
She was also ordered to attend counselling and pay $264 (£165) in legal costs.
Harries also counts Daniel Radcliffe, Bruce Willis and Jude Law as clients.

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Reprised role of Harry in the fifth installment of the series directed by David Yates, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Made London stage debut as a psychologically disturbed stable boy in a revival of Peter Shaffer's play "Equus"

Starred on Broadway in the revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

Reprised the role of Harry for the sixth installment of the series "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," again directed by David Yates

Again played Harry Potter in the third installment of the series directed by Alfonso Cuarón, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Breakthrough role playing the title character in the big-budget adaptation of the award-winning book series by J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"; directed by Chris Columbus

Played a supporting role in the independent Australian drama "December Boys"

Appeared as a guest in the West End production "The Play What I Wrote" directed by Kenneth Branagh

Made Broadway debut reprising his role in Peter Shaffer's play "Equus"

Appeared on the television series "Extras" (BBC/HBO) as a parody of himself

Made TV acting debut as a young incarnation of the title role in the BBC/PBS adaptation of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield"

Feature debut in John Boorman's adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novel "The Tailor of Panama"

Starred in the supernatural thriller "The Woman in Black"

Reprised role of Harry in the sequel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"; again directed by Chris Columbus

Reprised role of Harry for the seventh and final installment of the series directed by David Yates, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"; film released in two parts, Part 1 in November 2010 and Part 2 in July 2011

Reprised the role of Harry in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," adapted from the fourth book in the fantasy series and directed by Mike Newell

Summary

After a stroke of fate that led him past 16,000 hopefuls to win the role of a lifetime, actor Daniel Radcliffe was propelled into international stardom as the titular boy magician in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001). Thanks in part to Radcliffe, legions of readers and moviegoers worldwide helped make "Harry Potter" one of the most successful franchises in film history. Radcliffe's dead-on portrayal of J.K. Rowling's bespectacled young wizard made him one of the most recognizable and highest-paid actors of his generation. The award-winning actor appeared in all eight "Harry Potter" installments, all of which were transatlantic blockbusters. Easily one of the most famous child actors to emerge from near obscurity, Radcliffe was at the peak of the Potter-mania considered to be one of Britain's richest teenagers. In fear of forever being typecast, however, he attempted to leave his boy wonder image behind with a controversial performance in the London stage revival of "Equus" (2007), in which where he played a disturbed young stable hand who blinds horses. Radcliffe's emotionally charged performance drew audiences and established him as a serious actor, while "Harry Potter" cemented his place in cinema history.

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At the age of sixteen, Radcliffe became the youngest non-royal ever to have an individual portrait in Britain's National Portrait Gallery.

Radcliffe appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List in 2006, which estimated his personal fortune to be GB£14 million, making him one of the richest young people in the United Kingdom.

On July 9, 2007, Radcliffe and fellow "Harry Potter" cast members Rupert Grint and Emma Watson left imprints of their hands, feet and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Daniel Radcliffe revealed to Britain's Daily Mail (2008) that he suffers from a mild form of dyspraxia, a neurological disorder that often impairs coordination.

Radcliffe on his "Harry Potter" co-stars: "There was a period when we were the only boys and girls any of us knew, so you know, we were all unbelievably horny from about the third film to probably about the end of the fifth," admits Daniel. "Then it all settled down. But, God, for a few years…" – from Esquire's U.K. edition, August 2009

Radcliffe told GQ magazine in a July 2011 interview that he had given up drinking alcohol after realizing he was partying too hard. He said; "I became so reliant on (alcohol) to enjoy stuff. There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me."